Markus Kiukkonen is a gaming industry veteran with more than 17 years of experience in game development. During his career, he has worked in small startups, medium-sized companies, and large international publishers. Before co-founding Bitmagic, Markus was 3 years Studio GM of EA Finland — a studio famous for SimCity’s mobile version SimCity: BuildIt. Markus’s passion is building games as communities. He likes to embark on a journey with players and evolve games over a long period. Outside of work, he is a passionate long-distance runner. Maybe there is some parallel — having the perseverance and grit to push forward despite setbacks and surprises.
In this talk, Markus will go through the origin story of Bitmagic, give a demonstration of the platform’s capabilities, and a provide a sneak peek into the future of gaming.